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Lecture 18, 19 Oct 2006CH5 Paradigms, CH6 Genetics,
CH7 Populations
Conservation BiologyECOL 406R/506R
University of ArizonaFall 2006
Kevin BonineKathy Gerst
Lab this week:sewage treatment plant on 20 October (web for readings)27-29 October = ORPI, Pinacate, CEDO (Mexico)
($, food, see website for lab readings)
ConservationGenetics
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Housekeeping, 19 October 2006
Upcoming Readingstoday: Text Ch.6 (Ch 5 and 7), PVA, Puma concolor
Tues 24 Oct: Global Climate Change (web for readings) Thurs 26 Oct: Guy McPhersonTues 31 Oct: Ed Moll (long web reading)Thurs 02 Nov: Exam TwoTues 07 Nov: Don Falk (web reading)
Short oral presentations :19 Oct Rachel Smith and Shea Cogswell24 Oct Cori Dolan and Robert Johnson26 Oct, 31 Oct, 02 Nov, 07 Nov, 16 Nov, 21 Nov: noneMove Jon and Laura to 09 NovMove Dan and Lane to 14 Nov
506 Topic and References please
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Thursday, October 19th, at 7:30 pm. Update on Mexican Gray Wolf, Jaguar, and other T&E species.
The Center for Biological Diversity invites the public to an illustrated presentation on the Endangered Species Act, Thursday, October 19th, at 7:30 pm. The event is free and will take place at Anjali, 330 East 7th Street, 1/2 block west of 4th Ave. Michael Robinson, the Center's Predator Conservation Coordinator, will give a slideshow about the Act, the species that are protected by this important law, the success stories of plants and animals that have persisted because of the Act's protection, as well as the current political threats to this law. We will also provide information on how to become an effective advocate for endangered species.(Ed. note: Michael is a very good speaker and you are guaranteed to see great pictures and get good information)
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The Arid Lands Resource Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
invites you to the dissertation defense of
doctoral candidate
Maeveen Behan
who will present her dissertation entitled
"Science and Lore in Animal Law"
on Monday, October 23rdat 9:00 o'clock in the morning
in room 113 of theOffice of Arid Land Studies
located at1955 East Sixth Street
All are encouraged to attendVisitor parking available along the back (north) fence
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All lectures begin at 7pm and are free to the public. Call 520.621.4090 for more information.
Tuesday, October 17Global Climate Change: The Evidence
Malcolm Hughes, Professor of Dendrochronology
Tuesday, October 24Global Climate Change: What's Ahead
Jonathan Overpeck, Director of the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth and Professor of Geosciences
Tuesday, October 31Global Climate Change: The Role of Living Things
Travis Huxman, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tuesday, November 7Global Climate Change: Ocean Impacts and Feedbacks
Julia Cole, Associate Professor of Geosciences
Tuesday, November 14Global Climate Change: Disease and Society
Andrew Comrie, Dean of the Graduate College and Professor of Geography and Regional Development
Tuesday, November 21Global Climate Change: Could Geoengineering Reverse It?
Roger Angel, Regents' Professor of Astronomy
Tuesday, November 28Global Climate Change: Designing Policy Responses
Paul Portney, Dean of the Eller College of Management and Professor of Economics
http://cos.arizona.edu/climate/
All lectures will take place at UA Centennial Hall.
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Shea and Rachelwill speak for 10 minutes on Elasmobranchs
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http://www.fort.usgs.gov/resources/education/bts/bts_home.asp
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http://www.fort.usgs.gov/resources/education/bts/bts_home.asp
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http://www.fort.usgs.gov/resources/education/bts/bts_home.asp
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http://www.fort.usgs.gov/resources/education/bts/bts_home.asp
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Chapter 5 (Paradigms…)
- Genetic Diversity (MVP, PVA)
- Island Biogeography
- Metapopulations
- Habitat Heterogeneity
- Disturbance
Chap 6 – Genetics of Conservation Biology
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Habitat Heterogeneity
Conserve Bigger Area?
Conserve More Diverse Habitats?
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Disturbances
-Endogenous-Exogenous
An SUV is seen covered by sand as residents walk to their homes to inspect the damage by hurricane Ivan Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004 in Pensacola Beach, Fla. Beach residents were allowed to see their homes for the first time since the hurricane. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
- Tree Fall in Forest- Beaver Dam on Stream
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Groom, Meffe, & Carroll 2006
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How do we keep the gene pool from becoming a gene puddle? (Foose 1983)
Conservation Genetics (e.g., >20 MHC alleles)
(heterozygosity)(polymorphic vs. monomorphic)
(coadapted gene complexes?)
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Allelic Variation Within and Among Populations
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Heterozygosity
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Allelic Variation Among Populations
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1. Maintain genetic diversity- Future response to environmental change- Speciation
Conservation Genetics
2. Tools for population monitoring and assessment- Conservation Planning
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Genetic Issues:
-Inbreeding depression-Loss of genetic diversity; can’t respond to change-Fragmentation, loss of gene flow-Genetic drift > natural selection-Mutational meltdown-Genetic adaptation to captivity (reintroduction?)-Taxonomic uncertainties-Define management units (MUs)-Forensics-Understand species biology-Outbreeding depression
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Effective Population Size and Genetic Variance
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-Bottleneck (size)-Growth Rate (r)-Recovery of Variation
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Rare Alleles and Ne
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Inbreeding Outbreeding Depression
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Introgression
RED WOLF (Canis rufus)Coyotes, Gray wolves, Dogs
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Forensics
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Applications of Genetics to Conservation Biology
-Molecular Taxonomy-Populations, Gene Flow, Phylogeography-Relatedness, Paternity, Individual ID
Dr. Melanie CulverSNR, UA
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Molecular Taxonomy:Molecules versus Morphology
• Cryptic species (sibling species)• Morphological variation without genetic
variation
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Relatedness (Kinship, Paternity and Individual ID)
Application of molecular genetic techniques, using hypervariable, repetitive DNA (ie. microsatellites, minisatellites) to questions of kinship, paternity or individual ID
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Populations, Gene Flow, Phylogeography
-Compare genetic traits among populations-Resolve substructure among populations-Infer movement patterns among individuals-Infer historical events for species
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Non-Invasive Sampling
• Allows sampling without disturbance to individual
• Rare or hard to capture species• Examples (hair, scat, feathers,
saliva/cheek swab, regurgitated pellets, dried blood, biopsy dart, museum tissues)
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Subspecies Taxonomy, Phylogeography, Gene Flow:Puma (cougar, mountain lion)
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32 Puma subspecies,as of the early 1900s
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Objectives• Does current population differentiation reflect
– Trinomial descriptions?– Physical or ecological barriers?– Isolation by distance?
• Are current levels of genetic variation the same within each population?
• Does population structure and genetic variation reflect– Historic migrations?– Historic dispersals?– Historic bottlenecks?
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Modern and museum puma samples collected, total of 315
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Molecular Methods Used
• Mitochondrial gene sequencing– 16SrRNA– NADH-5– ATPase8
• Nuclear microsatellite length determination– 10 domestic cat microsatellite loci
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Neutral Markers often studied.
Relevance to natural selection and adaptation?
Ultimately, source of all variation is mutation.mutation rate = 10-4 – 10-6
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Mitochondrial DNA Haplotypes(in a geographical cline)
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-Ancestral haplotypes
-2 historical radiations
-NA is most recently founded population
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Microsatellite Alleles at FCA008
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-Geographic clustering of individuals
~Six groups identified
2 distance methods agree
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-Subspecies associateinto same 6 groups
-Statistical support from bootstrap values
-2 distance methods agree
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FIS, FIT, FST
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Wright’s Fst Estimates and Slatkin’s Migration Estimates
(Migrants/generation)(Fst near 0 = little divergence)
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Major restrictions to gene flow:-Amazon River-Rio Parana-Rio Negro-Andes?
Summary:-6 groups identified using microsatellites-mtDNA haplotypesoverlayed onto map,supports 6 groups-Location of 2 ancestral haplotypes
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Fossil Record versus Molecular Divergence Estimates
• Oldest fossils in North and South America date to 0.2-0.3 Mya
• From mtDNA mutation rate of 1.15%/My, divergence for extant puma lineages is 390,000 years ago
• From mutation rate of 5 x 10-9/yr for microsatellite flanking regions, pumas are less than 230,000 years old
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Historical Inferences
• Extant pumas originated in BrazillianHighlands (ancestral haplotypes)
• Fossil record suggests dispersal to NA soon after the common origin in Brazil
• 2 historical radiation events occurred
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-Ancestor to puma crosses land-bridge ~2-3 Mya
-Puma origin in Brazilian Highlands ~300,000 ya
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2 Major historical radiations
-One locally distributed
-One broad ranging
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Puma Bottlenecks• Subspecies-level
– North America low overall genetic variation
• Population-level– Florida monomorphic at 8/10 microsatellite loci– Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island,
monomorphic at 5/10 microsatellite loci
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Puma Conclusions• Pumas originated in Brazil approximately
300,000 years ago• Possible extirpation and recolonization in
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subdivisions, instead 6 groups• Pumas are fairly panmictic within 6 groups
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Conservation Implications
-Maintain habitat connectivity within 6 large groups
-Management should consider effects of bottlenecked populations
-Eastern cougar, Florida panther and Yuma puma management take into account revised subspecies